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Are Murray and McManus 4 and 5 anything to Danny or Tony/Junior ?

McManus is a son of Tony.

Anyone got a link to the NUIG team that has played the last 2 weekends?

NUIG team v Mayo 

Enda Colleran,Tommy Langan,Packy McGarty

At least one of the Donnellans but not sure which

Oh Christ!!! Why did you do that for?!

Not sure about the Donnellans.

Mickey Kearins deffo and I would have O Hara.

Willie Casey was on AI team of the century so.....

The Flying Doctor would have to be considered.

Of those still playing Keith Higgins is probably closest to greatness.

But it's an impossible exercise really considering how so many things have changed.

Enda Colleran. Michael Donnellan. Maybe Declan Darcy?

The Quinns Mickey,Seamus before Declan Darcy.

Enda Colleran,Tommy Langan,Packy McGarty

Tonights results

O'Byrne Cup
Dublin 3-24 IT Carlow 2-08   
Wexford 1-03 DCU 1-08   
Laois 1-16 Carlow 1-09   
Meath 0-11 UCD 2-08   
Westmeath 0-14 Longford 1-10   
Wicklow 0-09 Maynooth University 1-15   
Kildare 0-08 Louth 2-11   
Offaly 0-10 DIT 2-11   

McKenna Cup
Fermanagh 1-13 St Marys 0-14 
Queens 1-11 Antrim 3-11   

Teams and scorers on this link.

http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/stephen-rochford-s-mayo-tenure-gets-off-to-a-winning-start-1.2483563

Anyone tell me more about the Sligo U.21 competition. Apparently it's called the North West cup?
Are there other 21 tournaments as well as the Hastings cup?

A page back on this thread I posted up fixtures. Other than those three there is another competition in Ulster called the shamrock cup Tyrone Antrim and a few others take part in that.

Farrandeelin has kept this thread going for the few last years any need of a 2nd one?

http://gaaboard.com/board/index.php?topic=22411.630

[we still have twice as many all Ireland's and about three times as many Connacht titles at this grade]

I'm sure I read somewhere that tournament in Sligo is new and caters for the overspill from Hastings cup since all these pre season u21 tournaments have been restricted to 8 teams.

Its a returning competition. Sligo played in no pre season U-21 tournament this year which former players such as Eamon O Hara was outspoken about it.

Maybe Mayo were finding some of the opposition in the Hastings Cup a bit too hot for their liking.

Sure now .

Still with all Roscommons big chest thumping over under 21 grade , we still have twice as many all Ireland's and  about three times  as many Connacht titles at this grade than the annoying Rosies.

That would be expected given the size and resources of Mayo compared to Roscommon.

Peter McNulty U-21 Football Tournament

Group 1

02.01.16 (Sat)
Round 1

DOWN V TIPPERARY

Time: 2 00 PM , Venue: Round Towers GFC

Referee: Brendan Cawley

04.01.16 (Mon)
Round 1

LAOIS V WEXFORD

Time: 7 30 PM , Venue: Crettyard GAA Club

Referee: John Hickey

09.01.16 (Sat)
Round 2

TIPPERARY V LAOIS

Time: 2 00 PM , Venue: Dr. Morris Park

Referee: TBC

Round 2

WEXFORD V DOWN

Time: 2 00 PM , Venue: To be confirmed

Referee: TBC

16.01.16 (Sat)
Round 3

TIPPERARY V WEXFORD

Time: TBC , Venue: Dr. Morris Park

Referee: TBC

Round 3

LAOIS V DOWN

Time: TBC , Venue: To be confirmed

Referee: TBC




Group 2


04.01.16 (Mon)
Round 1

CARLOW V KILDARE

Time: 7 30 PM , Venue: Netwatch Carlow Training Centre

Referee: Maurice Deegan

Round 1

GALWAY V CLARE

Time: 7 30 PM , Venue: Loughgeorge

Referee: Shane Hehir

09.01.16 (Sat)
Round 2

KILDARE V GALWAY

Time: 2 00 PM , Venue: Hawkfield Centre of Excellence

Referee: TBC

Round 2

CLARE V CARLOW

Time: 2 00 PM , Venue: Cooraclare

Referee: TBC

16.01.16 (Sat)
Round 3

CARLOW V GALWAY

Time: TBC , Venue: Netwatch Carlow Training Centre

Referee: TBC

Round 3

KILDARE V CLARE

Time: TBC , Venue: To be confirmed

Referee: TBC

So I understand the amount of teams in this tournament have been reduced. Anyone have any fixtures or dates/venues?

Group 1.


Round 1

LONGFORD V WICKLOW

Time: 12 00 PM , Venue: Keenan Park

Referee: Conor Dourneen

Round 1

OFFALY V LEITRIM

Time: 2 00 PM , Venue: Gracefield

Referee: Fergal Barry

09.01.16 (Sat)
Round 2

WICKLOW V OFFALY

Time: 2 00 PM , Venue: Aughrim

Referee: Henry Barrett

Round 2

LEITRIM V LONGFORD

Time: 2 00 PM , Venue: Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada

Referee: Niall Ward

16.01.16 (Sat)
Round 3

LEITRIM V WICKLOW

Time: 2 00 PM , Venue: Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada

Referee: TBC

Round 3

LONGFORD V OFFALY

Time: 2 00 PM , Venue: Leo Casey Park

Referee: TBC


Group 2

Round 1

WESTMEATH V ROSCOMMON

Time: 2 00 PM , Venue: The Downs

Referee: Patrick Maguire

Round 1

MEATH V CAVAN

Time: 2 00 PM , Venue: Dunganny

Referee: Noel Hand

09.01.16 (Sat)
Round 2

CAVAN V WESTMEATH

Time: 2 00 PM , Venue: Kingspan Breffni Pk

Referee: Derek Fahy

Round 2

ROSCOMMON V MEATH

Time: 2 00 PM , Venue: Johnstown

Referee: Fergal Kelly

16.01.16 (Sat)
Round 3

ROSCOMMON V CAVAN

Time: 2 00 PM , Venue: Kiltoom

Referee: TBC

Round 3

MEATH V WESTMEATH

Time: 2 00 PM , Venue: Dunganny

Referee: TBC

That backs up my posts above about Harney, Murtagh and Smith who are all free scoring players. I genuinely wouldn't swap any of them for O' Connor or any young player from Mayo or elsewhere.

But they still have to do it on the big stage , we know better than most forwards who can shoot the lights out in Connacht and even in quarters and semis (yer bucks haven't even won a fookin Connacht for crying out loud ) but went missing on the biggest day of them all and this has cast a shadow on how good they actually were ,Conor Mortimer being the best example.

Emlyn Mulligan is arguably the best forward in Connacht but he will likely retire without a Connacht medal or get the chance to showcase his skills in the business end of championship. Now that would be different story if he played for Mayo and he would probably have a few all stars to his name by now.

I don't agree tbh that he is anywhere near the best forward in Connacht , a decent forward yes. I see what you're getting at of course ,the aul Declan Browne of tipp type argument and what if he were born in Kerry etc. There is merit to this spin but it's not as black and white either .

You need to watch Mulligan a bit closer if you form that opinion. Declan Browne was one of the best forwards I have seen if I were to pick the best 15 of my lifetime Browne would be on that team.

Lesser teams also have some top players and I think this is something you will need to understand.

That backs up my posts above about Harney, Murtagh and Smith who are all free scoring players. I genuinely wouldn't swap any of them for O' Connor or any young player from Mayo or elsewhere.

But they still have to do it on the big stage , we know better than most forwards who can shoot the lights out in Connacht and even in quarters and semis (yer bucks haven't even won a fookin Connacht for crying out loud ) but went missing on the biggest day of them all and this has cast a shadow on how good they actually were ,Conor Mortimer being the best example.

Emlyn Mulligan is arguably the best forward in Connacht but he will likely retire without a Connacht medal or get the chance to showcase his skills in the business end of championship. Now that would be different story if he played for Mayo and he would probably have a few all stars to his name by now.

Also, I don't know why people assume Mayo are just going to drift away once we see the retirements come in the next couple of years ,I honestly believe we will never drift away like is being predicted ,consistently competitive was horans idea and it will be his legacy imo.

K Higgins,T Cunniffe, C Boyle, 2 Morans,S O Shea,Dillon etc if the quality coming in to replace those players isn't the same then its only natural that Mayo will drift in the next couple of years.

Ahead of Roscommon's championship match in New York next May, i heard a rumour in recent days, and was wondering if anyone can confirm or deny it?.. I heard that Galway duo, Micheal Lundy and Johnny Duane, have either moved or are moving to New York, and could play for them against Roscommon next May. How likely is this to happen? Any of the Galway posters know anything?

Was on the main GAA website.
https://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/2511150758-blow-for-galway-as-lundy-and-duane-head-for-us/